Monument of the immigrant ancestor,
David Martin (1691*-1784), buried in the Old Weaverland
Graveyard, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa.

* This birth year has not been proven; and has
recently been contested.

These families include:

(organized in part by Jason S.
Martin in Pennsylvania
Mennonite Heritage, July 1987, p. 13- 24)

Christian
Martin
(c.1694-1758), who lived in
Manor Township, and was recorded by George Hantsch as a Mennonite
preacher. He immigrated ca. 1722, before passenger ship lists were
collected. He is taxed under the "Conestoga rate" as early as
1724. He originally settled in Earl Township along the Mill Creek
south of New Holland, and moved to Manor Township by 1743.

David
Martin (d.
1784), who arrived in
Philadelphia on the ship Molly, September 30, 1727. He settled in the Weaverland
Valley on 370 acres of land next to the Weber brothers, and had a
large family.

Jacob
Martin (d.
bef.1768), who was probably
a brother of the David Martin above. He also arrived on
Molly, September 30, 1727. He settled in the Weaverland
Valley northeast of David Martin on a tract of 120 acres. His
descendants are unknown.

Hans
Heinrich Martin
(1701-1784), who arrived in
Philadelphia on the ship Britannia, September 21, 1731, at the age of 30. Veronica
Martin, age 23, was also on the same ship and is probably a
sister. Hans Heinrich Martin is listed as David Martin's brother
in the journal of Moravian missionary George Hantsch. He settled
east of David Martin, along the present Rt. 625; east of Terre
Hill and south of Union Grove.

Christian
Martin (c.1669-after
1748), who arrived in
Philadelphia on the ship Plaisance, September 21, 1732, age 63 years. He is considered
the patriarch of the Mennonite Martin families. He immigrated with
his wife, Ells Marty, age 60, and two children. The ship also
includes Fravin Martin, age 16, Fronik Martin, age less than 16,
and Martin Marta, age less than 16.

Martin
Marta (after 1716-May
1774), who arrived in
Philadelphia on the ship Plaisance with Christian Martin as a boy less than sixteen
years old. Later a Martin Martin lived in the same neighborhood as
Samuel Bowman and Martin Yoke. Although he came on the same ship
as Christian in 1732, he was not Christian's son. He was probably
a grandson, and brother to Fravin and Fronik Martin.

Fravin
Martin
(c.1716-) and Fronik
Martin (after
1716-), who immigrated with
Christian and Ells Martin on Plaisance, September 21, 1732. They are listed together on
the ship list and may be the two "children" listed as emigrating
with Christian and Ells Martin.

Hans Gorg Martin, who arrived in Philadelphia on the
ship John and William,
October 17, 1732.

Martin Jock/Yoke, who arrived in Philadelphia on the
ship Friendship,
September 3, 1739. "In
a land patent, dated September 21, 1747, Jacob Martin, otherwise
known as Martin Yoke, sold land to Samuel Bowman. Samuel's wife
was Fronik, and according to modern Bowman descendents, she was
Martin Yoke's sister and a sister to David. This would suggest
that the Jacob who came to America with David may indeed have been
his cousin."

A layout of the Weaverland Valley
about 1740.

For more Information on Weaverland,
visit a link to the historical booklet, Weaverland, published by M. G. Weaver in November
1933.

(Old) Weaverland Graveyard, looking
to the north. David Martin's monument is located just
right of the center of the picture.

Weaverland (Old Order) Mennonite
Church. This building is used alternately by the
Weaverland Conference and Groffdale Conference
Churches.